Right practice is steady practice. Whether you feel lazy or diligent, just keep practicing.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

Your own treasure house contains everything you need; why search outside?

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

Our task is to learn to see clearly what is happening in each moment, rather than be lost in our reactions and judgments.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

The basic idea of Zen is to come in touch with the inner workings of our being, and to do this in the most direct way possible, without resorting to anything external or superadded.

The instant you speak about a thing, you miss the mark.

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.

To live – is that not enough? To love – is that not everything?

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The master's introduction is direct recognition of one's own nature. Meditation is maintaining the continuity of this recognition.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

The measure of success in spiritual life is how peaceful you are.

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a mental vacuum but to come to know one's own mind.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

The more we understand the nature of our mind, the more we understand the nature of our world.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

The more clearly you see the arising and passing of phenomena, the less you will be attached to them.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.